San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31
MONDAY. OCTOBER, 81, 1887.

WILL THEY STEAL OR STARVE2
The invasion of Westminster abbey by
aprocessIon of red flag followers, dur
ing the holding OF service, and the inter
ruptiOn OF the service by the twelve
hundred who were admitted, Is the
latest phase OF sOcialistic manifestation.
An alteration ensued between them
and Canon PrOtherO. who was in the
pulpit, and & disgraceful scene followed
This is but one phase Of the working
mems riot question with which the au-
thorities OF the great metropolis will
have to deal this winter. The immense
numbers of idle and respondent WORK
ingmen 10 that city of nearly 100000
population, will recruit their ranks
from every contingent OF abe
vicious classes whenever they
make a demonstration for bread, and
in all COunsels to violence and tOrClOIe
aggressiOns it will not be he voice OF
the starving workingman wanting bread
that will be heard and needed. but the
voice of the natural born riOter who
seeks the occasion TO enter upon a cru
SADIE OF destruction for pillsge. London
lie In a dangerous condition, and the
guardians OF her peace will need To
have more wisdom in dealing with her
dangerous and desperate and starving
thousands than the government o.
Great Britain has shown In dealing with
Ireland, or there will be much loss Of life
and property in that swarming, sgething
mass Of discomfort during the
next three or four months 1t is easy to
cry about the majesty of law and tht
lessons Of obedience that muet be taught
the masses, but such lessons ars ore
thing on paper and very different
thing in the minds OF q starving mob, ali
their bitter feelings against the unequal
distribution Of property aroused by the
inhaming speeches of interested lead
ers, who batten on the wants OF honest
workingmen and make OF their recesSi
ties ministers TO their own DE- sires for
plumber and pillage. All accounts con-
spire 10 show very uneasy feeling III
the mind of the thoughtful ones in Lon
don; men and women who gauge the
depth OF social distress. and " hu
are not uniformed concerning the real
restitution that exists among the thouS
snds of unemployed wOrkiugmen who
with their fanatics are in Il state o.
semi-starvatiOn. These persons know.
and feel as well rs know, the distress H.
we'll as the danger Ofthe situation. There
is no more pressing problem before the
police and the phiIanthrOpists Of London
than this question Of dealing with the
idle and destitute thousands OF London,
this winter. The police are concerned
to keep the peace and prevent the or
ganizatiOn Of mObs for purpose Of riot,
inceDdiarsm and pluDGer. The philan.
thropists are concerned to See some way
OF national or municipal relief pro-
yided, which will prevent the threat
ened resort to extreme measures In Or
der to supply the food and shelter So
vital to human existence. Men will not
willingly stsrye, nor leave their wives
and little ones without food, and, If the
nation or the municipality will not fur
nish these, or the means of providing
them, they will be Taken by force
When deeds OF violence commence in
such city as London, who can deter.
mine where they will end Preach as we
may, the law of nature overrides the
laws Of the nations. 1t is more natural
to take what is necessary to supply life
than to starVe.